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Noriko Sengoku

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Noriko Sengoku

Born May 29, 1922 in Setagaya, Tokyo, JapanDied December 27, 2012133 films

Reiko Mori (April 29, 1922 – December 27, 2012), known by her stage name Noriko Sengoku, was a Japanese film and television actress active primarily in the 1950s and 1960s. She made her film debut in 1947 and starred in several of Akira Kurosawa's early films such as Drunken Angel, The Quiet Duel, Stray Dog, Scandal, The Idiot and Seven Samurai.

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During the war, she was a member of the traveling theater troupe Sakura-tai , which was wiped out in the Hiroshima atomic bombing . However, she escaped the atomic bombing because she was away from Hiroshima giving birth

She was highly praised as a great supporting actress, and excelled in the role of a spiteful landlady. She believed that "a supporting role is like a 'screw in each corner'; if even one screw comes loose, the whole thing falls apart."

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Seven Samurai posterFirst watchSeven Samurai19548.5as Wife of Gono FamilyA samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Kwaidan poster7.7Kwaidan1965Stray Dog poster7.6Stray Dog1949Drunken Angel poster7.6Drunken Angel1948When a Woman Ascends the Stairs poster8.0When a Woman Ascends the Stairs1960Invasion of Astro-Monster poster6.8Invasion of Astro-Monster1965Floating Clouds poster7.7Floating Clouds1955I Live in Fear poster7.3I Live in Fear1955The Idiot poster7.0The Idiot1951

Filmography

133 films as actor
  1. TBADonden Family (Pretend Divorce)
  2. 2007Tokyo Towers: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad
  3. 2003Karaoke TerrorOld Woman at the Inn
  4. 2003Time Limit
  5. 2002OutChiyoko Azuma
  6. 2001HotokeShinako
  7. 1996The TrapAsa
  8. 1995The Stairway to the Distant PastAsa
  9. 1994The Most Terrible Time in My LifeAsa
  10. 1992OkogeKinoe Yoshino
  11. 1990Hole in the Pants 5: I Found a Glittering Star!
  12. 1990Virgin Story 5 Only You Want to Be Cuddled
  13. 1989Roppongi Banana Boys
  14. 1987There Goes Benio, the Smart Girl
  15. 1987Whisper of the Spirits
  16. 1986Leave My Girl AloneLandlord
  17. 1986The Sea and PoisonOld Woman
  18. 1985Sotsugyou -GRADUATION-
  19. 1983Legend of the Cat MonsterManager
  20. 1983Lowly Ronin 6: Betrayal at Yatate Pass
  21. 1982Lowly Ronin 2: The Spray of Blood
  22. 1982Seducer of the Night: Terror in the summer resort, bloodsucking fangs for blonde beauties
  23. 1982The Lowly Ronin 3: Duel at Dawn
  24. 1981School in the CrosshairsKoji's Grandmother
  25. 1980The House of Evil: Dangerous Temptation
  26. 1980Nurse's Husband
  27. 1979The Bride of the Ghost LakeToku (Housekeeper)
  28. 1977Suddenly, Like a StormYuki's mother
  29. 1973Stray Dog
  30. 1969Bonds of LoveTobacco Shop Owner
  31. 1969Blind BeastShino
  32. 1968Eternal Love
  33. 1967Great Incidents
  34. 1967Rebellion of Japan
  35. 1965Invasion of Astro-MonsterDelegate
  36. 1965Masseur War Story
  37. 1965Beast Alley
  38. 1965KwaidanVillage Woman (segment "The Woman of the Snow")
  39. 1964Housing Estates: The Seven Deadly Sins3rd Sin
  40. 1964The Shape of Night
  41. 1964Sweet SweatOkesa's owner
  42. 1964I Am a Medical Examiner
  43. 1964Dear Mr. Prime Minister
  44. 1964KenKiuchi
  45. 1964Trap of Suicide Kilometer
  46. 1964Mr. Giant's Victory Flag
  47. 1963Apple Blossom Town
  48. 1963Fifty-Fifty
  49. 1963A Salaryman's Reckless Family
  50. 1962The Weed of Crime
  51. 1962College Champ
  52. 1962This Madding Crowd
  53. 1962A Woman's Identity
  54. 1962Hagure kigeki mandara
  55. 1962The InheritanceSayo Iida
  56. 1961A Comedy in Front of the Station: Lunchbox
  57. 1961Love's Family Tree
  58. 1961The Youth and His Amulet
  59. 1961Girls of the NightShizuka
  60. 1961Sararīman yajikita dōchū
  61. 1961The Big WaveToru's mother
  62. 1961Aces Wild
  63. 1960Chikuhō no kodomotachi
  64. 1960Count on Me
  65. 1960Jiyūgaoka fujin
  66. 1960The Curio Master
  67. 1960When a Woman Ascends the StairsFortune Teller
  68. 1960New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and DrinkingChie (Proprietress)
  69. 1959Fox and RaccoonWife Tomi
  70. 1959Echo MountainOsen Miyoshi
  71. 1958The Naked General
  72. 1958The Undefeated Woman
  73. 1958Don't Make a Mistake!
  74. 1957Police Precinct: The Pickpocket Killer
  75. 1957Geisha in the Old CityOkura
  76. 1957Hateful Things
  77. 1957Snow CountryMasseuse
  78. 1957Rebellion
  79. 1957Here Is Tokyo, Mother
  80. 1957Evening Calm
  81. 1957Sanpei Mejiro Story: My Wife
  82. 1957The FaceHisako
  83. 1956The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
  84. 1956Dotanba
  85. 1956Shin ono ga tsumiOsaku
  86. 1956Summer in EclipseKumi
  87. 1956Women in PrisonTenko Takahashi, prisoner
  88. 1956Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship
  89. 1956Twice on a Certain Night
  90. 1956Police Precinct Part 2
  91. 1956Masura no Hashitsu Sequel: It's Hard to Be a Company
  92. 1956Masura o hashutsu fukai
  93. 1956The Seven Faces of Bannai Tarao, Private Eye
  94. 1955I Live in FearKimie Nakajima
  95. 1955Gojūen yokochō
  96. 1955Here Is a Spring
  97. 1955Policeman's DiarySei
  98. 1955Floating Clouds
  99. 1954Clan Revival
  100. 1954The Devil comes and plays the Flute
  101. 1954Seven SamuraiWife of Gono Family
  102. 1954Itsuko to sono hahaChie Sasaki
  103. 1953Kisan Detective Story: The Mysterious Doll-Maker
  104. 1953An Edoite JudgeWife Ohana
  105. 1952The Whisper of Spring
  106. 1952恐妻時代
  107. 1952Zoku santō jūyaku
  108. 1952Third Class ExecutivesPersonnel Chief's wife
  109. 1952Escape from the City of Death
  110. 1952Foghorn
  111. 1951Kōruisō
  112. 1951Yatsuhaka-mura
  113. 1951The Lady of MusashinoMaid in the Ono house
  114. 1951Dorei no machi
  115. 1951The IdiotTakako
  116. 1951Weeping DollOchika
  117. 1951The White Orchid
  118. 1950Battle of Roses
  119. 1950Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord
  120. 1950The Munekata Sisters